Lightly Smoked Salmon

Name: Lightly Smoked Salmon
Brand: Trader Joe's

95Clean

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon healthy?

Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon scores 95/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon?

Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon lists 3 ingredients, starting with Atlantic Salmon, Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Applewood Smoke. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon?

Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon compare to other seafood?

At 95/100 Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon sits in our top band, among the better seafood we have scored.

Is Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon organic?

Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Trader Joe's Lightly Smoked Salmon, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

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